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July 28, 2014mayurisjikoni

The more that you read, the more things you will know.

The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.

Dr. Suess I cannot claim to be a voracious reader, but I do love reading. I love reading fiction, and usually read books recommended by friends or family. I love reading stories based on true life but am open to reading thrillers, science fiction, romance etc. I tend to read at my own pace, sometimes just a couple of pages sometimes an entire chapter, depends on how interesting I find the story. Stories have a tendency to transport one to another world, re kindle your fantasy, create imagination and above all know a bit more about cultures, the world, different people etc. Recently I finished reading The River Between by Ngugi wa Thiong’o. He is a Kenyan author and this is the first book of his that I have read. I want to read his other books, Weep Not Child, A Grain of Wheat, Petals of Blood to name a few. I loved his simple way of writing but getting the message across clearly. The River in Between is about two sects of a tribe faced with new religion by the early white settlers. Torn between old customs and new religion, its a story about how one young man from the Gikuyu tribe envisions a new way forward by educating the tribe and unifying both the Makuyu and Kameno.